Arboretum inside view

Uganda’s rain forests contain different indigenous tree species with which Tooro Botanical Gardens has established an arboretum with unique collections to display their beauty and diversity, conserve the flora and fauna of the region and beyond.
Seeds and vegetative planting materials are collected from the nearby primary forests, community forests and the Tooro Botanical Gardens mature stands, East Africa and beyond, raised in our propagation unit and planted in the gardens. This is the biggest ex-situ conservation undertakings in the country. It has served and will continue to serve as a gene pool to conserve regional and national biodiversity, but also provide education materials for local community, students and researchers as most of the species are rare in the remaining forest reserves.